Area 30.92 km² | Population 16,359 (1 Apr 2005) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 11°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 60% Humidity | ||
Fujikawa (富士川町, Fujikawa-chō) was a town located in Ihara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of November 2008, the town had an estimated population of 16,359 and a density of 529 persons per km². The total area was 30.92 km².
On November 1, 2008, Fujikawa was merged into the expanded city of Fuji. Ihara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Fujikawa Village was founded on April 1, 1889. It attained town status on January 25, 1901. The town had a station (Fujikawa Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and an interchange on the Tōmei Expressway. The view of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen crossing a bridge with Mount Fuji in the background that is still used in many tourist promotion publications for Japan was taken at Fujikawa.
References
Fujikawa, Shizuoka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA